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A fortification and 18th century formal garden is a post-medieval defensive work located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site represents a phase of military construction and landscape design typical of the 18th century, when fortified positions in Ulster were adapted to contemporary defensive practices and aesthetic conventions. The formal garden elements indicate that the fortification served not merely military functions but also accommodated elite residential occupation, reflecting the integration of strategic defence with polite architectural and horticultural taste characteristic of the period.
Fortification(site of) & 18th century formal garden is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10175. View the official record →
A fortification and 18th century formal garden is a post-medieval defensive work located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10175.
Fortification(site of) & 18th century formal garden dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fortification(site of) & 18th century formal garden is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 10175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun (3.3 km), St. sinell. early christian monastery, medieval church (site of) & carved stone in graveyard (3.7 km), Platform rath (4.2 km).
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